Black plastics from electronic devices may be leaching toxic flame retardants into our food and homes, a new study has found.

Flame retardants leaching from recycled electronics are ending up in everyday black plastic items, a new report alleges.

Black plastic items such kitchen utensils, food containers, clothing and hair accessories and electronic equipment casing may ...

A study raises concerns that recycled plastic containing flame retardants, initially used in electronics, are being reused in ...

Black-colored plastic used in kitchen utensils, takeout containers and children’s toys may contain potentially cancerous ...

New study finds harmful chemicals in black-colored plastic toys and utensils! Could they be in your home?? #ToxicAlert ...

You may want to check your kitchen utensil drawer and reconsider using that black plastic spatula. Because according to a new ...

Black plastic is often full of cancerous, hormone disrupting flame retardants, a first-of-its-kind study finds. The highest ...

Researchers of a new study published in the October 2024 issue of Chemosphere wanted to know, too. Here’s what they found.

“A product with one of the highest levels of flame retardants were black plastic pirate coin beads that kids wear — they resemble Mardi Gras beads but more for costume wear,” said lead study ...

Flame retardants used in electronics are making it into products like kitchen utensils and to-go containers when recycled.